common to the whole order. They also had stewards appointed to take care of their common affairs. They chose fitting persons as receivers of revenues and of the produce of the earth, and priests for the preparation of the bread and food. There was one purse for all, and common expenses, common clothes, and common food at common meals. The needy of the order, such as the sick and the aged, were cared for at common expense, and special officers were appointed in every town to care for the wants of